Broadband & Network
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Plus, North Carolina is investing millions in broadband, legislation has advanced in U.S. Congress to assess satellite broadband in the Appalachian region, AI is impacting wireless network demand, and more. -
The federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program makes some $21 billion available for non-deployment purposes. States are exploring how this funding can be used, and questions remain.
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Plus, new legislation would revive the FCC’s equity council if enacted, a report reveals connectivity gaps in tribal communities, some municipal broadband networks outperform their competitors, and more.
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ViaSat said the new $625 million satellite will allow it to offer residential satellite internet plans with up to 100 megabits per second speeds and virtually unlimited data use.
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The service - which also launched Wednesday in Northern California, Utah, Kansas City, Houston, Oregon, the Seattle area and southwest Washington - is expected to be a niche product but could appeal to the growing number of cord cutters.
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There’s a line of thought that, because broadband is vital 21st-century infrastructure for commerce, government should provide it where the private sector can’t or won’t.
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With its new gigabit service, Comcast is delivering what Google Fiber could not or would not.
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The service the co-op is now providing offers a speed of 30 megabytes per second with no data cap and unlimited usage.
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The data that people provide will be used for a map that will show the speed of Internet service that households and businesses receive across the state.
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Ajit Pai's light-touch regulations have garnered significant, and often colorful, backlash.
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The controversial rollback of the 2015 Open Internet Order took a step forward after the Federal Communications Commission members voted 2-1 in favor of the reversal.
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State lawmakers have long shied away from treating Internet access as another essential utility.
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The bill would allow cellular companies to place new network nodes in public rights of way but could cost cities millions of dollars.
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Visualization shows poverty rates along with available Internet speeds.
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Maine joins at least a dozen other states that are considering similar legislation.
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Customers can plug in their TV, router, laptop, game console or other device directly into Webpass and have connectivity.
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Local governments are taking an increasingly active role in providing equitable tech opportunities to all citizens.
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A new study from Ohio State University found 31 percent of the state's rural population lacked access to fixed broadband service.
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Library patrons, and even those without a library card, can stop by to use one of its 15 Chromebooks and a wireless printer, as well as other library services.
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TVA currently has about 3,500 miles of fiber optic lines along more than 16,000 miles of transmission lines.
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Before net neutrality, the FTC had jurisdiction over the internet ecosystem of internet providers like AT&T and content creators like Netflix, and used that authority to enforce transparency rules.
